Anti-abolitionist riots of 1834[edit]
Main article: Anti-abolitionist riots (1834)
Also known as the Farren Riots, these occurred in New York City over a series of four nights, beginning July 7, 1834. Their deeper origins[18] lay in the combination of nativism and abolitionism among Protestants, who had controlled the city since the American Revolution, and the fear and resentment of blacks among the growing numbers of Irish. In 1827, Great Britain repealed legislation controlling and restricting emigration from Ireland and 20,000 Irish emigrated. By 1835, more than 30,000 Irish arrived in New York annually. Among the casualties of the riots was St. Philip's Episcopal Church an African American church at 122 Centre Street, sacked and looted by the mob